Antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs ... Larger registries and controlled clinical trials in well-defined patient groups and with well-defined outcome parameters are required to further elucidate the ...

Antiarrhythmic Drugs. 2011;5a] Class IC drugs block cardiac sodium channels and have no effect on the action potential. Class IC drugs are commonly used to maintain sinus rhythm in patients with ...

(Note that in some patients, getting rid of the atrial fibrillation with an ablation procedure is feasible.) The thing that is especially concerning about antiarrhythmic drugs is their unique ...

For most patients, pharmacological intervention (usually a β-blocker or sotalol) is required to reduce the symptoms caused by arrhythmias. However, the efficacy of antiarrhythmic agents has not ...

Abstract and Introduction Drugs Used for Ventricular Rate Control Drugs Used to Restore and Maintain Sinus Rhythm Conclusions References Although a large study [58] of over 1500 patients has ...

4 Given the current literature available, evidence suggests that CA may achieve the most benefit in younger patients with symptomatic disease, especially those who fail antiarrhythmic drug treatment.

Amiodarone effectively maintains sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation, and although dronedarone is less effective it has a better safety profile. The choice of antiarrhythmic drug (or ...

Consider hospitalization in patients where withdrawal of a previous antiarrhythmic drug is likely to produce life-threatening arrhythmias. Majority of patients successfully treated were found to ...

VPDs with very short coupling intervals developing during an acute stage of myocardial infarction would predict the ...